Abhishek Raghuram Live 171st Thyagaraja Music Festival Thiruvayaru

This Video is a live capture of Abhishek Raghuram's rendering during his 20 minute slot at the 171st Thyagaraja Annual Music Festival at Thiruvayaru, Near Kumbakonam. Abhishek was at his best on this day. Hailing from a family of legendary musicians, as the grandson of the late Mridangam legend, Palghat Raghu and with the Lalgudi family name on the mother’s side.

Thyagaraja Aradhana is the annual aradhana of Telugu saint composer Tyagaraja. The festival is observed in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, primarily in Tiruvaiyaru, the place where Tyagaraja attained Samadhi. The aradhana is observed on Pushya Bahula Panchami day when the saint attained samadhi, where the musicians will render the saint's Pancharatna Kritis.

Abhishek started learning the mridangam from his grandfather and then moved on to vocal training under Vidwan P. S. Narayanaswamy. In 1999, he gave his first international concert tour in the U.S with his grandfather, Palghat Raghu. Today, Abhishek is one of the most heard Carnatic vocalists in India and abroad. He has performed with several eminent musicians like T. K. Murthy, Umayalpuram Sivaraman, Karaikudi Mani, Trichy Sankaran, G. Harishankar, Thiruvarur Bakthavathsalam, Ganesh Kumaresh, Mysore Nagaraj and Manjunath, Jayateerth Mewundi and Sanjeev Abhyankar.

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